The Civil Graces Project

“The future is dark. But is this the darkness of the tomb — or the darkness of the womb? We are a nation waiting to be born & this is our great transition.” -Valarie Kaur There are times when it feels like life grabs you by the hand with an assurance that you are not…

“I never wear flats. My shoes are so high that sometimes when I step out of them, people look around in confusion and ask, “Where’d she go?” and I have to say, “I’m down here.” ― Marian Keyes As I have shared before, I have a thing about heels…I’m 5 foot 2 inches, so the…

“When I empty myself, when I forget myself for the sake of someone else, I’m instantly filled beyond what I could have ever asked for myself.” -Meggan Watterson, Mary Magdalene Revealed Lately, symbols that designate the middle have been showing up in my reading and along my daily path. I just released my book, The Civil Graces…

“In this day and age, when it feels that the global unconsciousness is leading the headlines, it is time for us to make a commitment to something better. We must raise our own energies and make the inner quest to do all we can to bring forth the civil graces and save the world from…

“Individual liberty and interdependence are both essential for life in society.” -Mahatma Gandhi We are celebrating inter-dependence today instead of independence. My husband, Vince, and I talk about the big questions all the time…like any of us, we have experienced the joys, celebrations, trials, and heartbreak of life. We realize as human beings, we are…

“To be fully alive, fully human, and completely awake is to be continually thrown out of the nest.” — Pema Chodron As we have been more close to nature these past weeks, I find all sorts of empty nests on the path of my morning walk. Each nest is very different from the next, and…

It is, therefore, the sacred duty of every individual human soul to be utterly and completely itself—to be that jewel at that time and in that place, and to be that jewel utterly. It is in this way—merely by being itself—that one jewel holds together its own particular corner of Space and Time. The action…

You know the value of every article of merchandise, but if you don’t know the value of your own soul, it’s all foolishness. -Rumi As I ponder the current situation of the world, I ride the space between two worlds: the fear and sorrow of loss, and the wonderment of the gift to create a…

“Heavy is the head that wears the crown.”― William Shakespeare We have been “social distancing” for a while and now are in quarantine due to this coronavirus. It has been a trying time for all of us. Hospitals and medical providers are carrying the brunt of this crisis. Schools and universities are closed. Even our…

“Your vision will become clear only when you can look into your own heart. Who looks outside, dreams; who looks inside, awakes.” -Carl Jung The dawn of the decade, 2020, has always had some mystical energy. It was predicted to be a time of great transformation. Just the numbers themselves are symbolic in many ways,…